JOIN USA 21-year-old youth is battling for his life after he was shot at by another youth of his village in Outer Delhi’s Bawana area on Saturday morning.
The injured was rushed to a government hospital from where he was referred to a private hospital in Rohini. His condition is still serious, and doctors are monitoring him constantly, police said.
Police suspect the shooting is a result of personal enmity between the victim and the accused. The incident happened around 9.30 am in Dariyapur village in Bawana when Deepak was returning from a gym in Pooth Khurd village.
He had been going to a gym situated several kilometres away from his village for workout as a part of his routine to get selected in Haryana Police, sources said. Few days back he had given the physical endurance test of Haryana Police as part of the selection process, sources added.
He was returning from the gym and was walking after deboarding from a bus when the alleged shooter shot him from close range. According to police, Deepak was shot at in his abdomen after which the shooter walked away from the spot.
Deepak’s family members claim that the shooter has been identified and he belongs to the same village. Police, however, have refused to confirm the identity of the shooter saying that the investigation is at a crucial stage and revealing his identity would hamper the probe.
Due to lack of CCTV footage of the incident, police are relying on eyewitnesses and are waiting for Deepak to recover from his injuries so that he can give a statement.
The alleged shooter is in his early twenties and had a personal enmity with Deepak, the police said. A case has been registered at Bawana police station.